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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 9 · Chapter 7: The Descendants of King Māndhātā
9.7.39.7.5-6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.7.4

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.7.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

त्रसद्दस्यु: पौरुकुत्सो योऽनरण्यस्य देहकृत् ।

हर्यश्वस्तत्सुतस्तस्मात्प्रारुणोऽथ त्रिबन्धन: ॥ ४ ॥

trasaddasyuḥ paurukutso

yo ’naraṇyasya deha-kṛt

haryaśvas tat-sutas tasmāt

prāruṇo ’tha tribandhanaḥ

Translation

The son of Purukutsa was Trasaddasyu, who was the father of Anaraṇya. Anaraṇya’s son was Haryaśva, the father of Prāruṇa. Prāruṇa was the father of Tribandhana.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Line of Purukutsa’s Descendants

  1. 1

    Purukutsa’s son was Trasaddasyu, who was the father of Anaraṇya.

  2. 2

    Anaraṇya’s son was Haryaśva, and Haryaśva was the father of Prāruṇa.

  3. 3

    Prāruṇa’s son was Tribandhana. The verse traces these successive generations.

How it feels

Attachment and struggle → Renunciation and responsibility. Multiple royal lives reveal the cost of choices.

Chapters 6–9 of Canto 9: Saubhari, Sagara and Bhagīratha's lineage. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 7: The Descendants of King Māndhātā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Anaraṇya’s son was Haryaśva, Haryaśva’s son was Prāruṇa, Prāruṇa’s son was Tribandhana, and Tribandhana’s son was Satyavrata, also known as Triśaṅku. When Triśaṅku kidnapped the daughter of a brāhmaṇa, his father cursed him for this sinful act, and Triśaṅku became a caṇḍāla, worse than a śūdra.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. trasaddasyuḥby the name Trasaddasyu
  2. paurukutsaḥthe son of Purukutsa
  3. yaḥwho
  4. anaraṇyasyaof Anaraṇya
  5. deha-kṛtthe father
  6. haryaśvaḥby the name Haryaśva
  7. tat-sutaḥthe son of Anaraṇya
  8. tasmātfrom him (Haryaśva)
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.7

    In this verse: “father”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I follow the family line from Purukutsa to Tribandhana without confusing the generations?

Practice

Draw a simple family line using the six names in this verse.

Live this todayThe Line of Purukutsa’s DescendantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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